bring about

British  

verb

1. to cause to happen

   to bring about a change in the law

2. to turn (a ship) around

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bring about Idioms  

1. Also, bring to pass. Make something happen, accomplish or result in something. For example, The revised tax code brought about considerable changes in accounting. The first term dates from the 1400s, and the variant, today considered rather formal, from the first half of the 1500s. Also see bring on, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

And if you are running a business, various changes brought about under the act will increase your available tax deductions for 2025, possibly drastically.

From MarketWatch

Most encouragingly for the asset class, was that last year also brought about the first net inflows for hedge funds in a long while.

From MarketWatch

"But we hope that by way of engagement and by way of their positive response ... we can bring about positive changes. We have to try."

From Barron's

Practitioners of Obeah, a belief system from the Gold Coast, for instance, believed that spirits and magical objects could “help bring about desired outcomes” such as “healing, protection, recovery, threat, and harm.”

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. natural gas futures extended their rally as the market braced for extreme weather across much of the U.S. that’s bound to lift heating demand and could bring about substantial production freeze-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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